Objectivity and the Parochial

Objectivity and the Parochial
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780199596218
ISBN-13 : 0199596212
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Book Synopsis Objectivity and the Parochial by : Charles Travis

Download or read book Objectivity and the Parochial written by Charles Travis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Travis investigates a central problem in philosophy, one of the most puzzling. Thought must be about a world independent of us. But our capacities for thought shape thought's objects. So it can seem that what is true, and what is not, cannot be independent of us. Objectivity and the Parochial suggests how we might resolve this paradox.


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